Mixed Meat Soup with Spring Bamboo Shoots (上汤春笋)
上汤春笋 (Shang Tang Chun Sun) Winter may not be my favorite season, but it offers such a wonderful opportunity to play with all kinds of soup. Recently I had a success with a meat broth mixed with pork bone and chicken . It is time for more fun, in this recipe I added frozen spring bamboo shoots to the soup. Note that fresh bamboo shoots are scarce and pretty expensive when in season. Canned bamboo shoots usually have a weird smell. Frozen version is much more economic and available year round. It retains the crispy texture and has no odd smell. Meat bone soup usually takes a long time to simmer. You may want to prepare the soup in the morning of weekends, so you know you will enjoy it for the lunch. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 lb. pork bone 1 lb. chicken leg quarter 1 lb. frozen spring bamboo shoots (available in Chinese grocery stores) A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 20 ...